The South Korean president's party says he needs to go — and that he tried to arrest its leaders during martial law

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol takes questions during a press conference.
South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, faces calls for impeachment from his own party's leader.

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The leader of South Korea's opposition first thought the president's martial law declaration was a deepfake

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Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (C) speaks during a rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after martial law was lifted in South Korea
Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung thought the declaration was initially a deepfake.

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Inside the chaos in Seoul after South Korea's president sprang 6 hours of martial law on his people

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A protester holds a placard during a rally to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul.
Protesters now call for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul.

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